Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees in the year 1920.   

Oct 29   On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 30   On this day in history the Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.   

Oct 31   Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) in the year 1920.   

Oct 31   On this day in history romania annexes Bessarabia   

Nov 01   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC   

Nov 01   On this day in history james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)   

Nov 02   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President in the year 1920.   

Nov 03   "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)   

Nov 05   On this day in history douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) in the year 1920.   

Nov 08   On this day in history abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83   

Nov 08   In the year 1920 actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn   

Nov 10   George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC in the year 1920.   

Nov 10   Tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1920 roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)   

Nov 12   In the year 1920 judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner   

Nov 12   In the year 1920 richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon)   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1920 american Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   In the year 1920 ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg   

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   League of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited   

Nov 16   Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer in the year 1920.   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   Alfred William Bedford, test pilot on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1920 ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner   

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Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   Roger Peacock, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35   

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.